Unrecorded Name - UNID55

Title

Unrecorded Name - UNID55

Description

1757
negro child

Status

Enslaved

Location or Address

East Hampton

Enslaver or Household

Capt. Burnet Miller

Source/s

Records of the Town of East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk Co., N.Y. With Other Ancient Documents of Historic Value Volume 5. Hedges, Henry Parsons, ed. Sag Harbor. J.H. Hunt, printer. 1905. Page 589

Biographical Text

Burnett Miller was a son of Eleazer Miller. For many years he served as Town Clerk of East Hampton. His political activities made him a member of the 4th Provincial Congress, a representative in the State Legislature from 1777 to 1783. With the exception of one year he was supervisor of East Hampton town from 1764 to 1776. (Trustee Records, 1772-1807, p 350.

Death Date

July 3, 1757

Collection

East Hampton

Citation

“Unrecorded Name - UNID55,” Plain Sight Project, accessed May 18, 2025, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/737.